The Garage Community and Youth Center
Thanks to support from The Garage Community and Youth Center volunteers, the Borough of Avondale achieved an 80% customer response rate for service line inventory information.
Thanks to support from The Garage Community and Youth Center volunteers, the Borough of Avondale achieved an 80% customer response rate for service line inventory information.
Pittsburgh Water established the Community Lead Response Advisory Committee to help best serve customers during the lead service line replacement process.
The Milwaukee Coalition on Lead Emergency (COLE) has been active in advising the city on a variety of issues related to lead service line replacement, including the city’s equity plan._x000D_
Trenton Water Works automatically enrolls all addresses with suspected LSLs into its replacement program.
In 2024, the Iowa legislature introduced a bill requiring that the presence of lead service lines be disclosed in real estate transactions. H.F. 442.
Dixon automatically enrolls eligible homeowners in the water pipe Repair Program which covers repairs to leaking underground residential water service pipes when the leak occurs between the water main and the exterior shut-off box.
St. Charles’ Water Line Insurance Program automatically enrolls eligible homeowners. This program acts as an "insurance policy" on water service lines to their homes, reimbursing up to $3,000 per property.
Milwaukee Water Works coordinates LSLR work with water main replacements.
Illinois State law requires all water systems to develop and maintain service line inventories. Water systems must submit inventories to the IL Environmental Protection agency and be made publicly available on the IL EPA website. 415 ILCS 5/17.12 §17.12 (a). This law also prioritizes replacements for high-risk facilities, such as preschools, child care facilities, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, and clinics, and high-risk areas identified by the community water supply. 20 ILCS 605 §605-870(c).
New York requires water systems to develop and submit service line inventories to the Department of Health, and for the department to make these inventories public. NY. Pub. Health Law § 1114-b.